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I also love photography. I have a cousin who moved to India many years ago to teach English and she has her PhD. Are there many Woman doctors there? Does the Indian government take care of its poor? What about medical care? The man I live with has a Doctor from India here in America who is Hindu and he saved his feet from amputation and even did surgery for free as he had no insurance. I respect him. Good work.
Mangalam Shiva
Hi Brenda,
Glad to read your questions.
1) Compared to the huge Indian population the ratio of Woman Doctors is dismal. Studying medicine in India is very costly and takes long many years to graduate. Yes the picture is improving with more females taking up medicine.
2) Indian Governement does take care of the poor by means of free eduction, free medical facilities, and various welfare schemes to uplift the poor. But the enormous growth in population pulls back all these marathon efforts of the Government.
3) Medical care for the poor needs more attention and investments from the Government. There are many public general hospitals across the country, yet the real quality of facilities, doctors, nurses and medicines could be much better.
Thanks for your good words about a Doctor from India.
If you need any more inputs, it will be my pleasure to address the same. With Good Wishes to you. Manglam Shiva.
Glad to read your questions.
1) Compared to the huge Indian population the ratio of Woman Doctors is dismal. Studying medicine in India is very costly and takes long many years to graduate. Yes the picture is improving with more females taking up medicine.
2) Indian Governement does take care of the poor by means of free eduction, free medical facilities, and various welfare schemes to uplift the poor. But the enormous growth in population pulls back all these marathon efforts of the Government.
3) Medical care for the poor needs more attention and investments from the Government. There are many public general hospitals across the country, yet the real quality of facilities, doctors, nurses and medicines could be much better.
Thanks for your good words about a Doctor from India.
If you need any more inputs, it will be my pleasure to address the same. With Good Wishes to you. Manglam Shiva.
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